Comment by readthenotes1
1 year ago
Trump is bringing up the point that this Republic's constitution only provides for three branches of a government, not 4.
This reminds me of a supreme Court ruling a few years ago where the rights of native Indians had been trampled on in Oklahoma for 100 years. The court said something like "well, now that you bring it up--stop it!"
Trump is bringing up the point that all employees of the executive branch owe fealty to him, and must act directly in accordance with is directives above Congress.
And also above rulings from the Judicial Branch.
Yeah, way to go Trump! Nothing better than securing the Lockean virtue of the unspoken 4th branch of government by...
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Castrating the other 2 in an effort to consolidate the third! Yeah!!